Idaho. Citizenship—Age—Character. Any citizen, or person who has bona fide declared his intention of becoming a citizen, who is a resident of this state, of the age of 21 years, and of good moral character, shall be eligible to admission as attorney and counselor in all the courts of the state. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. Besides fulfilling the general qualifications, the applicant shall prove satisfactorily that he purposes following the profession of law, and shall then undergo an examination in writing by the judges of the Supreme Court, provided, that the district courts may admit to their own and to the inferior courts upon like testimonials and examination. A fee of $25 shall be paid. to the State Treasurer, and a fee of $2 to the clerk issuing the license. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Application by an attorney of the highest court of another state shall be made in person and by written petition, stating the fact of former admission and of good standing before that court at the time of application. The court, in its discretion, may dispense with the examination, Miscellaneous. In the application shall be offered a certificate of two reputable lawyers engaged in practice, containing statements of the candidate's preliminary training, the time he has spent upon the study of law, the books he has read, and any other appropriate acquirements he may have attained. Examinations are held the first Saturday of each term, and applications must be filed with the clerk before these days. Terms are held at Boise City on first Monday of February, first Monday of May, and third Monday of November, and at Lewiston on third Monday of March and fifth Monday of September. Source of Rules. Rev. St. 1887, §§ 3990-3994; Sup. Ct. Rules. IDAHO DECISIONS. 1866 to 1907. A complete set of Idaho Reports (down to 1907) consists of 11 vols. The Pacific Reporter, 88 vols., contains all Idaho decisions from and including vol. 2 (1881), and all decisions for the last 24 years of Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Owing to the limited quantity of local precedents, it is necessary to go to other states for caselaw authorities, and the Pacific is usually regarded as indispensable. The Idaho Code was adapted from that of California, and the decisions of that state are therefore followed closely by the Idaho courts. The Pacific Reporter contains nearly 70 per cent. of all the decisions as reported in the California Reports and, in addition, upward of 1,800 decisions omitted from the State Reports, and only published in the Reporter. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Pacific make it a simple matter to find cases, even if cited to the State Reports only. Write for prices and full information. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. Illinois. Citizenship-Age-Character. Every applicant for admission shall present to the board of examiners his affidavit, or that of some other reputable citizen for him, that he is a citizen of the United States, a resident of this state, and 21 years of age; also, a transcript of record from a court of record of this state showing that the petitioner is of good moral character, which transcript shall show that at least two reputable attorneys of such court of record appeared before said court and testified that applicant was a person of good moral character. General Education. Before entering upon the examination, the petitioner shall offer proof of a preliminary education, other than legal, equal to that required to obtain a diploma in a high school in this state. Term of Study. Every applicant, except those who apply for admission by virtue of admission in another state or foreign country, shall offer satisfactory proof that he has pursued for the period of three years, during at least 36 weeks in each year, a course of law studies covering the subjects below enumerated, naming the books read, and that such law studies have been pursued in some reputable law school or under the tuition of one or more licensed lawyers; a portion of the time under either system, the remainder under the other, being allowable. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The test, written in whole or in part, shall be as nearly as possible uniform throughout the state, and shall consist of questions upon the subjects of Real and Personal Property, Personal Rights, Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Common-Law and Equity Pleading, Partnerships, Bailments, Negotiable Instruments, Principal and Agent, Principal and Surety, Domestic Relations, Wills, Corporations, Equity Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, and upon the Principles of the Constitutions of the State of the United States, and Legal Ethics. If the applicant has fulfilled the general qualifications and satisfactorily passed the examination, the board shall report that state of facts to the Supreme Court, and a license shall be granted upon avowal by the applicant of the oath prescribed by law. In case of failure in the examination, the applicant shall not be admitted to another test until at least one examination has intervened after such rejection, and shall file with the board proof that he has studied law during the intervening time subsequent to the prior examination. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Attorneys from other states shall be admitted in this state, exempt from the written examination by the board, by presenting their license from said state, and proof that in the state in which the license was issued the requirements for admission, when they were admitted, were equal to those prescribed in this state, or that they have practiced five full years in courts of record under their license, and shall offer proof, too, of their general qualifications, as required of applicants of this state. Miscellaneous. Examinations are held at Ottawa on last Tuesday of February, at Chicago on fourth Tuesday of June, at Springfield on first Tuesday of October, and at Mt. Vernon on first Tuesday of December-all at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications, on printed forms prescribed by the Board of Examiners, must be filed with the Secretary, N. W. Branson, Petersburg, Ill., at least three weeks before the meeting of the board at which the applicant desires to be examined, and must be accompanied by all the proofs required by the rules of the Supreme Court and the Board of Examiners. A fee of $10 shall accompany each application. No person shall be refused a license to practice on Source of Rules. Hurd's Rev. St. 1905, c. 13, §§ 14; Sup. Ct. Rules, § 39 (68 N. E. x-xi); Rules, Regulations, and Forms adopted by the State Board of Law Examiners, January 12, 1898. ILLINOIS DECISIONS. 1819 to 1907. A complete set of Illinois Reports (down to 1907) consists of 222 vols. All decisions from and including vol. 114 are reported in the Northeastern Reporter, 80 vols., together with all decisions for the last 22 years from Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. The set is sold for a small part of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Indeed, it costs more to keep up the Illinois Reports alone than it does to continue the Northeastern Reporter. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited. The Northeastern Reporter, containing, as it does, all the current decisions of the states in which the great commercial centers of the country are located, is considered the best set of reports on commercial law and kindred topics extant. The Illinois Appellate Court Reports, of which there are now 122 vols. (1877-1907), cover the decisions of inferior courts of appellate jurisdiction and are published in Illinois. We will furnish full information and prices on request. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. |